instead; but (on the other hand)
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
goby (fish); yellowfin goby (Acanthogobius flavimanus)
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
six (long cylindrical things)
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
logs in bark; rough wood; unseasoned timber; new lumber
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
building; construction; group effort by Buddhist practitioners; group activities by a community (e.g. cleaning, etc.)
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
leisurely post; do-nothing job; sinecure
at a young age; while still young
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
staying the night; lodging (at)
tenement house; row house
structural alteration (of a building); reconstruction; rebuilding; remodelling; remodeling
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
party; set; gang; company; person
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte